Advocate - Community Legal Governance - PAU011076
Australian Business VolunteersRole responsibilities and deliverables
• Ensure the outcomes for this role are met, and challenges and issues are raised appropriately.
• Take responsibility for clear, timely, transparent, and respectful communications with all persons involved.
• Be available during agreed times throughout the role and be committed to the work at hand.
Selection Criteria
Experience and skills:
• Experience working with understanding legal documents translate them into legal compliance.
• Have experience with community legal services or related legal sector work experience
• Experience working within the not-for-profit sector (desirable)
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with disaster-affected communities is desirable
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
• Good interpersonal communications skills to work productively with a diverse range of community members, and experience and comfort in doing so remotely/online
• Ability to read and manage community expectations and deliver accordingly
Personal Attributes:
• Patience, tolerance, and flexibility
• Trauma-awareness / empathy for working with disaster-affected communities
• Comfort in building relationships remotely (using online communication channels)
• Collaborative, can-do attitude